UK vehicle statistics / Honda

How many Honda Xbr500f motorcycles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 54 licensed and 264 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Honda Xbr500f generic-model group.

Looking at a Xbr500f?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular Xbr500f is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the Xbr500f disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 113 in 2015 Q2 and stand at 54 in 2026 Q1, down 52%. That is down 28% in the five years since 2021 Q1.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q154264
2025 Q459258
2025 Q373244
2025 Q276239
2025 Q162252
2024 Q465249
2024 Q379239
2024 Q280234
2024 Q170236
2023 Q463249
2023 Q385229
2023 Q285229

Other Honda models

  • Jazz — 349,385 licensed
  • Civic — 246,926 licensed
  • CR-V — 196,120 licensed
  • CBR — 29,970 licensed
  • HR-V — 60,559 licensed
  • CB — 31,388 licensed

See how many of every Honda model are left

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.